Do Your Spanish Homework in Spanish
Vocabulary
Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!
Adjectives
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Nouns
| Spanish | English |
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| la conjugación | conjugation |
| el ejemplo | example |
| la flash card | flash card |
| la fluidez | fluency |
| la pronunciación | pronunciation |
| la redacción | essay |
| el subjuntivo | subjunctive |
| el truco | trick |
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Verbs
In this skill, you learn the following verbs!
Aclarar
Aclarar(to clarify) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| yo | aclarara | I clarified | |
| tú | aclararas | you clarified | informal singular you |
| vos | aclararas | you clarified | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | aclarara | he, she clarified | |
| usted | aclarara | you clarified | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | aclaráramos | we clarified | |
| vosotros, vosotras | aclararais | you clarified | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | aclararan | they clarified | |
| ustedes | aclararan | you clarified | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Corregir
Corregir(to correct) is an -ir verb that has a stem change in the imperfect subjunctive.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| yo | corrigiera | I corrected | |
| tú | corrigieras | you corrected | informal singular you |
| vos | corrigieras | you corrected | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | corrigiera | he, she corrected | |
| usted | corrigiera | you corrected | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | corrigiéramos | we corrected | |
| vosotros, vosotras | corrigierais | you corrected | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | corrigieran | they corrected | |
| ustedes | corrigieran | you corrected | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
The Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) follows many of the same rules as the present subjunctive. Introduced with a preterite, imperfect, conditional, or past perfect WEIRDO verb in the independent clause, the imperfect subjunctive often refers to a previous experience, but it can also refer to unlikely events or possibilities.
Finding the Imperfect Subjunctive Stem
The imperfect subjunctive uses the third person plural of the preterite (minus the -ron). The third person preterite form of a verb, whether regular or irregular, becomes the base for the imperfect subjunctive stem.
Imperfect Subjunctive Endings
When conjugating the imperfect subjunctive, you can choose from two different sets of endings. Both are correct, though the first set, whose yo ending is -ra, is more widespread. For this reason, we use the -ra endings in these lessons.
| Subject | Subjunctive 1 Endings | Subjunctive 2 Endings |
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| yo | -ra | -se |
| tú | -ras | -ses |
| él, ella, usted | -ra | -se |
| nosotros, nosotras | -ramos | -semos |
| vosotros, vosotras | -rais | -seis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | -ran | -sen |
Imperfect Subjunctive Uses
The imperfect subjunctive can be used to talk about past occurrences, current opinions of past events, doubts and wishes, as well as in if clauses and polite requests.
The following phrases, which indicate recommendations and requests, signal that we need to use the imperfect subjunctive:
Review: The Conditional
The conditional tense in Spanish el condicionalo el pospretéritois used to talk about hypothetical situations and probabilities and to make polite requests. In this skill, you reviewed the conditional tense in Spanish.
The Spanish conditional tense is formed much like the Spanish simple future tense. Both regular and irregular verbs use the same set of endings, and any stems that are irregular in the simple future are also irregular in the conditional.
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You can learn more about the conditional in this article.
Verbal Periphrasis in Spanish
What's Verbal Periphrasis?
In Spanish, a verbal periphrasis is a verbal construction made of two verb forms, a conjugated form and an impersonal form (an infinitive, a present participle, or a past participle). Verbal periphrasis is used in the informal future, the present progressive, and the perfect tenses. You can learn more about verbal periphrasis in this article.
In this skill, you saw the following verb that is followed by the infinitive:
Quiz Yourself!
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Spanish Conversation
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